River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-06
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

The Minnesota w. Z. L. u, at the
close of a valuable session at Mankato,
elected the following state officers: Presi
dent Mrs. H. A. Hobart; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. N. K. Hayward; Treasurer,
Miss A. NJ. Henderson. d legates were
elected to the national convention to be
held in Nashville, Tenn. Seven delegates
and one at large, besides the same number
If alternates. were chosen as follows: Dele
gates, President Mrs II. A. Hobart, of Red
Wing, and Secretary, Mrs Il. L. Wright, ex-
otticio, Mrs. Payne, of Mlnnebago CITY,
Miss A. NJ. Henderson, of Minneapolis; Mrs,
F. n al, of Minneapolis. Mrs. Willets of
Motley Mrs c. III. Davidson, of Austin;
Mrs c, :. Winchell, of Minneapolis; Miss
Holbrook, of st. Paul, and Mrs. Ut. Craw-
ford, of Tuverne at large. Alternates
Mrs n. J.. Clare, of Mortified; Mrs. G. A.
Knox, of Red Wing, Mrs DR. Roberts, of
Owatonna; Mrs Gallinger of Minneapolis;
Mrs &. ii. Smith, of Minneapolis; Mrs. V.
X. Hayward, of st. Cloud; Mrs. b. G. Rey-
nolds, of Winnebago City; Mrs. A. NJ. Sub.
lette, of Minneapolis; Miss Laythe, of
Duluth. Invitations were received from
Red Wing and Brainerd asking the w. g..
I. L. to hold their next annual convention
at these pl ces, and the invitation of Red
Wing was accepted.
Oscar G.. VOORHEES,, a lawyer of HUI
ron. Dakota, has been sentenced at st. Paul
to "a months in the Minnesota penitentiary.
VOORHEES, came TO st. Panl in February last,
and representing himself as r. G. VOORHEES,,
a property owner of Huron, OAK, mort
gagged certain lands belonging to r. g..
VOORHEES, to Graves a. Ninton, receiving
therefor S1,0O. X. G. VOORHEES, is a brother
OF Oscar. The fraud was not detected until
early in April and the criminal was arrest
ed at Huron, where he was practicing law.
He was brought to st. Paul and lodged in
jail and when his trial came Off in July last
the jury rrturned a verdict against him.
Motion for new trial was at once entered
and stay of proceedings granted. The
motion was finally argued and taken und r
advisement. Both the prisoner and his at
torney appeared confident that the plea
would be granted. and the adverse decision
was shock to VOORHEES,, who paled per-
ceptibly when the sentence was pronounced.
The charge is a serious one, and many at
torneys are of the opinion that the sentence
is a light one. VOORHEES, is well connected,
young, and considered an attorney of no
mean ability. He has young wife living
in Michigan.
The Signal Service Observer at St.
Paul. Mimi, in his monthly review, makes
statements that are generally applicable to
the State: The normal September temper
ature for st. Paul is 50 degrees; the mean
of last month was s. regrees. Ii was cold
ct Ludn lHt corresponding iliOHAu III lotff
ii, Is, 1881, 81, 81 'o5 and 1856; it had no
margin over that in 1861, ~ and 1880, but
was warmer than any of the rest from 1870
to now. The warmest September since
then was in 1871, and the coolest IN 1873,
the means being "a degrees and "a degrees,
respectively. The normal precipitation for
the month in question is 3.35 inches; 4.33
inches OF rain fell last month, the Septem-
Der of 1872, "A, 1881 and 1884 were Wetter
than it, but either of the rest since 1870 was
a tha in nd
dryest in 1852, the rainfall being 9.95 inches
and o. % inch respectively. The prevailing
winds blew from the southeast; the total
wind movement was 3,90o miles. There
was gale" on the 9TH and 18th, then the
wind blew at the rate of . miles an hour
from southeast and west There were
seven clear days, Is fair and 10 cloudy ones,
10 of an inch or more OF rain fell. The
maximum temperature was $50 and the
minimum 33.5. There was a light frost,
the first of the season, on the morning OF
the Odd, it gas the first since May 16, and
was not fatal to vegetation.
A dispatch says that Clark county,
OAK, is seeing her most prosperous year
since her organization. The wheat and
corn crop is immense. Wagon loads of
grain are standing IN the streets of Clark
because the elevators are filed to their ut
most capacity and the shippers are unable
TO procure cars. Two new lines of railway
have been built this year through the east
ern and southern parts of the county,
greatly enhancing the value of farm lands
and atfording better markets for grain.
Large quantities of stock have been shipped
into this region during the past two months
from Wisconsin and Iowa, owing to the
fine pasturage which the native grasses
afford. Hundreds of tons Of hay has been
cut this year for shipment to the Eastern
states Two passenger trains now stop at
Clark for dinner. A valuable 40 acre tract
belonging to the North vest IN Railway
Company has been purchased by ID. Wayne
of Clark; consideration, 500 per acre.
James Cardinal Gibbons. Arch
bishop Of Baltimore was accorded a
stately welcome at st. Paul, when be
arrived on the 18th. and became the guest
Of Bishop Ireland. In addition TO residents
OF ST Paul there were many of the Catholic
clergy and laity of the State in the city to
do him honor In the evening the city was
brilliantly illuminated as a token to the
distinguished gu st within its gates. At
the Banquet at the Hotel Ryan Bishop
Ireland presided and the tables were filed
with courtly and representative citizens.
An address was delivered by Judge VIM.
L. Kelly which was eloquently responded 70
by the Cardinal Bishop Ireland, Senator
Davis, 1t Gov. Rice. Hon. W. p. Murray,
President Northrup and other gentlemen
participated in the rich intellectually of the
occasion.
The fund for Miss Mary Sylvester
at Minneapolis, amounts to 81 ,2s6-75, and
at her request Judge LOchren has appointed
DIR. Kilvington, A. J. Blethen and Plat b.
Walker trustees of the fund and they have
accepted the trust. She is only 10 years OF
age. and is by no means out of danger from
her injuries The doctors believe that there
is great danger OF her never being able 70
use her right limb again. Should she re.
cover, however, her desire is TO spend
year or two at school, fitting herself for